it’s thanks to a move to cloud.

While support will no longer be available from October 2016, the Skype app on Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1 will continue to work (possibly with some limitations) until early 2017, when we finish moving Skype calling to the cloud (see Skype blog).

While it’s true that there are not many people who will mourn the loss of Skype for Windows Phone – there still some who rely on the tool and will be forced to either seek out an alternative – or invest in a new phone in just a few months.